This work provides an extensive guide for students, fans, and collectors of ""Marvel Comics"". Focusing on Marvel's mainstream comics, the author provides a detailed description of each comic along with a bibliographic citation listing the publication's title, writers/artists, publisher, ISBN (if available), and a plot synopsis. One appendix provides a comprehensive alphabetical index of 'Marvel and Marvel' - related publications to 2005, while two other appendices provide selected lists of ""Marvel"" - related game books and unpublished Marvel titles.